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Emergency Response Leader

Flint Hills
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Minnesota, Rosemount
Jan 20, 2026
Your Job At Pine Bend Refinery, the Emergency Response Leader is essential to protecting life, property, and the environment. This role leads and coordinates emergency response efforts for incidents such as fires, leaks, medical emergencies, and unplanned releases. You will ensure the refinery's safety and minimize offsite impacts by driving a culture of readiness, compliance, and continuous improvement. Our Team You will be part of the Environmental Health & Safety department, working closely with the refinery's Fire Department, safety teams, and external emergency services. Our team is committed to maintaining a high standard of safety and operational excellence through collaboration, training, and innovation. What You Will Do Lead and coordinate emergency response activities at Pine Bend Refinery, including fire, leak, medical emergencies, and other incidents. Maintain emergency preparedness through regular training sessions and drills for response teams and refinery personnel. Collaborate with internal teams and external emergency responders to ensure effective and timely emergency interventions. Develop, review, and update emergency response plans, safety protocols, and standard operating procedures. Serve as the primary point of contact during emergency situations, providing clear communication and decisive leadership. Build and sustain systems that continuously improve emergency response capabilities. Analyze incident reports and recommend measures to prevent recurrence. Act as the business owner of Emergency Response capability, including overseeing supervisor responsibilities related to the function. Communicate clearly and effectively with internal teams, leadership, and external responders to coordinate emergency response activities and routine safety operations. Promote and support a strong safety culture by participating in continuous improvement initiatives, safety audits, and compliance activities. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Demonstrated experience leading and training emergency response teams in high-pressure or time-critical environments within an industrial, manufacturing, or refinery setting. Knowledge of fire safety, hazardous material handling, and emergency medical response. Experience leading or participating in incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking. What Will Put You Ahead Prior experience within refining or petrochemical emergency response. Advanced certifications such as Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), OSHA Specialist credentials, or equivalent. Relevant certifications or formal training in emergency management, firefighting, or safety disciplines. Demonstrated ability to develop innovative training programs and emergency response systems. For this role, we anticipate paying $110,000 - 150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline -delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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